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Negligible ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl Amount Effect Worth Neg·Li·Gible Adjective Syn

The word "negligible" describes something that is so small or unimportant that it can be ignored.

"negligible" means something is so small or unimportant that it is not worth considering or worrying about.

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/ne̱glɪʤɪb(ə)l/
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]微不足道的;可忽略不计的 An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about.
  • The pay that the soldiers received was negligible...

    士兵拿到的军饷少得可怜。

  • Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.

    高层主管们相信罢工的影响微不足道。


Oxford neg·li·gible / ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl ; NAmE ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl / adjective of very little importance or size and not worth considering 微不足道的;不重要的;不值一提的 SYN
insignificant
The cost was negligible. 费用不大,无关紧要。 a negligible amount 很小的量
neg·li·gible / ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl ; NAmE ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl /
LDC
negligibleneg‧li‧gi‧ble /ˈneɡlɪdʒəbəl/ adjective
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too slight or unimportant to have any effect SYN  insignificant:  The damage done to his property was negligible. see thesaurus at
unimportant
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negligible

[ˈneglɪdʒəbl]

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微不足道的(59%),可以忽略的(41%)
adj.微不足道的,可以忽略的

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